document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118560>Question 1118560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the next number in the sequence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,15,169,1695 ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no idea how the other tutor came up with a formula for the n-th term in your sequence....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, in fact this is an invalid question, because you could put ANY number next and it would be a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The fact that there is a simple formula that produces the first four terms of the sequence makes his answer of 15961 a PROBABLE answer to the question; but it can't be said that it is THE answer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For ANY question like this, where you are only given some numbers in a sequence, without any information on what kind of sequence it is, it is IMPOSSIBLE to know the \"RIGHT\" answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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